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Arm FQ2 24 – Pretty plain sailing

The next 2-3 years look pretty good. Arm reported good results but the variation in the timing of deals closing being recognised as revenue meant that guidance for the next...

Qualcomm FQ4 23 – The Turn

Qualcomm signals the worst is over.   Qualcomm reported good results signalling that the worst is over leaving a flat short-term outlook and a longer term that is full of...

Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit – The Gauntlet

Qualcomm throws down the gauntlet to both Apple and Intel. Qualcomm is mounting a bold challenge to both Apple and Intel in PCs with the launch of the Snapdragon X...

USA vs. China – Head scratcher

Taiwanese politics and Apple. Long-term collaborator and colleague Alastair Newton from Alavan Independent joins Radio Free Mobile in authoring today’s commentary concerning China, Foxconn, Taiwan and Apple. China has launched...

Samsung Q3 2023 – Bottom canary pt. II.

More results to support the notion of a bottom. Samsung’s preliminary results came in better than expected adding weight to the possibility that the inventory correction is coming to an...

TSMC – Bottom canary.

TSMC Q3 23 revenue signals a potential bottom. TSMC reported its monthly sales for September implying that Q3 2023 revenues have declined by less than expected giving me some hope...

Arm – Table debate

SoftBank takes most of the value. At $51 per share, investors are being asked to pay for much of the growth that the company says it should be able to...

Apple & Qualcomm – Gritted teeth

Apple grudgingly extends its contract. It turns out that cellular radio is difficult (5G particularly) as Apple has been unable to create a high-quality 5G radio of its own which...

Huawei – 5G debate

Still no hard evidence of 5G. Huawei is now more of a political pawn than ever as its claimed accomplishments are more about demonstrating that China can work around the...

SoftBank & Arm – All the stops.

SoftBank leaves no stone unturned in the hunt for $64bn.  The latest transaction between SoftBank and Vision Fund I is an attempt to put a market value down for a...